Shadowing Practice: I WENT TO PARIS FASHION WEEK - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Good morning.

Oh my god, I look stupid It's really early I'm warning you the beginning of this vlog.

I'm going to be boring because I'm tired Let's make a coffee and discuss what's going on today because it's

Pretty epic so hold on.

I don't know where this beanie.

Fuck beanie.

In about half an hour I have a car coming to pick me up

and I'm going to the airport then I'm gonna sit on a plane for 11 hours

And then once I land the plane, I'm gonna be in Paris.

You landed the plane?

Are you a pilot?

I've never been to Paris.

I've only been to Europe one time.

I went to Europe to go to Ireland when I was like 10

But I don't really remember the trip and every time I see a picture from the trip it makes me nauseous So yeah,

growing up I always wanted to go to Paris it just

never happened I didn't think I'd ever do anything even remotely like this in my whole life

I'm going to Paris for fashion week Yeah, I'm shocked too.

I love clothes even though I dress Daisy like 90% of

the time I still really love clothes to my new Paris fashion week is gonna be so dope.

I'm actually being sent by Louis Vuitton

This sounds like it's a joke once I drink my coffee

and close my suitcase

which is exploding I literally am gonna have the hardest time of my entire life closing my suitcase right now

But once my suitcase is closed my coffee is consumed we're off to the airport I'm really excited to go, but I'm also like what am I gonna do on the plane for 11 hours?

Hopefully I can fall asleep Yeah, oh my god, you know what?

I'm excited to try and Paris coffee Oh, also if you're wondering why I look like

Yesterday I got a spray tan

and I got my nails did these are the most boring nails I ever gotten done in my whole life

But I just wanted to be really classy for this trip

because I want to prove myself as a woman You know although I am somebody

that definitely is not afraid to like be really comfortable all

the time I also kind of love being a little bit of a girly girl sometimes.

I Don't know doing stuff like getting my nails done and getting a spray tan to me is

Slightly too enjoyable doing that all the time for me just isn't efficient

So I like to save things like getting my nails done

and getting spray pans for special occasions because Girl I'm busy Let's go Paris Okay,

I'm gonna go to bed.

See you guys in Paris, I guess.

We just landed, it's 8am.

I slept like the whole time, but we'll talk about this later.

Also, my skin is f*ed up, so.

I'm so tired, I'm sorry.

Can I order room service?

Vibes.

Can I have hard-boiled eggs?

Fruit plate?

Granola?

Thank you so much.

You're welcome.

Okay, sorry.

I'm in my room.

I'm...

A mess.

It's 9 a.m.

I can't believe I was literally on a plane for 11 hours.

I slept for like eight hours though.

And then for the other two hours, I watched Beautiful Boy and cried.

So that was a good accomplishment for me.

My room is pretty crazy.

This place is super nice.

Let me show you.

I'll give you a little room tour.

When you walk in, you walk in right here.

And then you have this mirror.

Hi, that's me.

Here's the bathroom.

I actually haven't looked at the bathroom yet.

Oh my god, how does this work?

What?

Oh, okay, that's how that works.

I have a spray can so ignore that.

Shower in here.

Oh my god, ow.

Toilet.

Let me see, is the French toilet the same as American toilet?

Oh, whoa!

Uh, there's me again and there's me again.

There's a lot of mirrors in this place.

This is seriously beautiful.

Like...

This is my view for my hotel room.

And then I have my bed that's room tour even though I slept for so long on the plane.

I'm still like so drained I'm so tired

Oh my god, oh my god, this is my first meal in Paris.

Okay, this latte has a f*ing bird on it I love this place.

Oh my god, the coffee here is f*ed up.

Oh wait, I need to take an Instagram picture of this first.

I have to.

Okay, now that I've been a basic bitch, I'll take a picture of it.

Let's face.

What did I even order again?

Oh, yeah, I ordered hard-boiled eggs.

That's gonna be interesting.

First, let's eat my granola.

Oh my god, why is it so good? Is this kiwi?

Kiwi?

I'm gonna eat like a pig.

Okay, I'll eat the mint too.

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Why was the mint really good?

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Oh my god.

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Oh my god.

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Oh Sorry me and my snacks, so I just went to the gym and then I showered

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which I didn't film because guess what blogging boring stuff is Stupid

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so I just ordered my second coffee of the day just came up.

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What's really cool is that this coffee is iced But there's no actual ice in it.

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So don't ask me the science behind that because I couldn't tell you but Tastes good.

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I am going to I think a Louis Vuitton store.

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I don't know what I'm doing I don't know.

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So that's what I'm getting ready for right now.

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It's so funny because this is kind of off topic, but when I was in the gym, all of the gym equipment was in French.

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So I didn't know what anything meant and like there's another American guy in the gym and he looked confused too.

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There's no way I'm the only one that's having this issue and then I get into the shower.

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No f*ing idea how to use that shower.

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I still don't know how I turned it on.

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It was so confusing.

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Anyway, I guess I should get ready right now.

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Or maybe I'll just lay in bed with my coffee for the next like hour.

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I just spilled coffee all over my face.

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Okay, so I'm at the Louis Vuitton store and I'm about to do a fitting.

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This is the most I've looked like a woman in like six months.

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Okay, so this is very cool, but it's just slightly long.

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I love this top.

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This top fits so good.

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It has like shoulder pads in it, which is something I've never experienced.

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The skirt is too big though, but I like the idea of it because we all know I love plaid.

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We'll keep you updated on this.

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We've been trying things on for like probably 45 minutes, but then they put this outfit on me.

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It's It literally made my jet lag go away.

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That's how good it is I don't know if this does it justice, but it's so cool like these shoes are so epic I don't even know what's going on right now.

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All right, bye

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Hi, can I order one iced latte with almond milk?

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Thank you.

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Bye.

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Yeah I'm tired.

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Also, I am wearing men's underwear,

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but I literally ordered them myself because I'm not kidding you The best pajama pants are men's briefs I'm not kidding.

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I had a fitting with Louis Vuitton

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and they got me outfits for a party that I have tonight And then the fashion show that I have on Tuesday.

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It's kind of been fun being a little bit of a girly girl for the past like 24 hours Also, I need to redo my makeup for this party because I'm starting to look not good.

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I'm gonna take a piss now.

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I Don't know how to do my hair for this.

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I don't know.

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Maybe I do a half up half down.

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Am I making the right decision?

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Okay, this is cute, but like do I want to do this?

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Is this like the decision I want to make right now?

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Wait, I don't know!

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After my hair crisis, I ended up going to the party

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which was actually pretty fun But I didn't really vlog anything because I got too nervous

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That's okay though because I think that the two photos I took

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while I was there sum up the whole experience So as you can see here, they had mini little burgers.

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I didn't eat these because I'm vegetarian

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But it was still a really fun gesture I also kicked over one of the candle decorations

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because I was standing next to it and I'm a Sorry everybody that's not gonna be that fun to clean up, but it's not my fault.

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Actually it is Good morning.

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It's like 6 a.m.

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I woke up at 5 30 because I'm jet lagged and confused So I just ordered myself breakfast, which I'm so excited about breakfast here is This is my last free day in Paris.

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We're going to some tourist attractions, which is exciting We're gonna go to the Eiffel Tower and then tomorrow's the fashion show and I am really excited.

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Okay, but here's the tea I want to do a cycling class

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really bad There's a literal cycling class eight-minute walk away from here, and I want to go really bad

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But the thing is I'm like nervous like I don't know

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if it's a good idea the whole class is gonna be in French I can't read the website

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because it's all in French

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if I do end up going I'll bring you guys with me

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and that can be a fun adventure for us if not then well

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We'll just all go f* ourselves So I'm literally trying to book this cycling class

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and I have to copy and paste into Google Translate to understand what anything means

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But if I did everything correctly then that means that I have a class at 745 Mmm,

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I'm eating breakfast and it's still dark out.

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So that's kind of confusing.

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They made my latte hot today You know what?

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I'm not gonna complain.

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This is the first time I've ever had a hot coffee and not hated it Francis changing me.

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Oh My god, why is the mint here so good?

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Should I try one of these jams?

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Problems, I don't really like jam that much.

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This is the best breakfast that exists.

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Like the fruit is also good Then you get like really good eggs, which I don't even f*ing like eggs that much.

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You get granola That's like amazing with on milk.

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It's like really good on milk and then you get bread Look, I don't know what else in life I need.

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They should make it a reality show about me in Paris by myself If you can't even know what's happening right now.

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They can watch me eat French breakfast and stuff.

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Oh god, this coffee.

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It's good, huh?

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Since when I haven't had good hot coffee since 99.

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Okay, so I'm on my way to my class.

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It's still dark and it's like 730 a.m I'm really confused also gonna jaywalk right now cuz I'm a f*ing 7.

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Alright wish me luck.

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Let's see how this goes I just finished it was actually really good.

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It was really weird It was like exactly the same as SoulCycle I didn't expect it to be

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that similar but everything was in French So I had no idea what was going on the whole class.

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I just had to follow what the instructor was doing.

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Anyway, I'm gonna walk back to my hotel room now.

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Okay, bye

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Now it's time for a little bit of a touristy day.

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It's our day off.

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I have to head out.

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It's Eiffel Tower hour

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I'm so jet lagged

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so I woke up ate my breakfast did my cycling class went

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and saw the Eiffel Tower And then I went shopping for like two hours

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and made mistakes and then I came home and slept for like five hours So that was my day-to-day, but I thought I'd do it.

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Oh I'm literally screaming.

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I'm so delirious.

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I'm like I seem like I'm on drugs, but I'm not shockingly.

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I'm also gonna make this a try on haul even though

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I really don't want to I guess I'll do it for you Oh first thing I got so fucking cute.

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It's this big yellow raincoat from the brand Hmm, Shultz and it's so cute.

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I love it.

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I feel like it's something I would have worn in like third grade

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and I'm obsessed with it So I love that again.

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This is kind of a questionable item.

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Not really, but I got these Carhartt overalls You know, I don't know overalls.

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I bought a pair recently and I really Like them

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so we'll see

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if the car ones end up being cute next I got

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these freaking French ass jeans These are French as hell they fit

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so well they kind of give me a nice little 80s

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vibe really fucking into those pants I also got these mustard colored jeans just

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because they fit super well I feel like they're just like

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an easy thing to wear around you know this detail on

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the zipper See like right here like this little detail right here got me fucked up.

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There's something about that detail that I love Count me in.

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Now let me show you what I got from Zara.

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First I got this turtleneck.

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How cute is this?

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I kind of want to cut my hair like this girl

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on the shirt I just like her look she looks so swag.

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Comment down below if I should cut my hair like her or if I should just shut up

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Instead then I got this which this is kind of like boring

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But it's just a corduroy thing

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if I wore just like open with a shirt under it Obviously a shirt under it not just fucking naked under it.

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I feel like that could be really cute.

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I don't know I just like it.

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It was an impulse buy.

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Okay next thing to god It's kind of a unique thing for me.

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I normally don't buy things like this.

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I really like these I got these boots They're really cool.

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I decided I would branch out and get these and I like them

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Fashion week has made me really actually opened my mind to new fashion I normally wouldn't have bought boots like that, but I was like it.

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They're cool.

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Oh, then I got this shirt Which I love I love this shirt.

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It's so cool.

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It looks stupid.

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It doesn't look stupid But it doesn't look like anything special, but it looks so good on and I actually haven't tried it on yet So I don't know if that's even true, but I'm just thinking I'm just guessing it looks good on so Thank you.

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Okay.

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I kind of went off at Zara.

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Um, whoops.

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Sorry.

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I don't know next I got this jacket

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because I've been really enjoying super big winter coats recently

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Which is stupid because it's literally about to be summer kind of soon It's a fuzzy material

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because we all know

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that I'm a bitch for fuzzy things super cute next This

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last thing I got is f*ing epic this raincoat This is like the coolest raincoat I've ever seen okay Well, you can't even see it cuz it's see-through

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but you'll be able to see when I try it on This is a try-on haul because I'm nice.

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So that's all I bought So I'm gonna try all this shit on

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and then I'm gonna go to bed and then tomorrow is the fashion show.

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Good night Good night.

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See you tomorrow for the big day Good morning and happy fashion week day.

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Oh my god, my eyebrows look psycho.

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It's 7 15 a.m I'm about to go to another French SoulCycle because Why not?

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I'm done.

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I'm gonna see if I can find like a cute little cafe to go into, wish me luck.

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It's raining and I bought this raincoat yesterday just for fun

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because I thought it was cool and it's like really coming in handy.

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My mind is so powerful.

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I had no idea it was gonna rain and I was ready.

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Hey guys getting ready she loves it I love this no

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I actually love this they're making me going up I don't

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do this type of stuff I have no idea what I

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look like right now I asked her what she wanted I have no idea.

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I don't I'm so excited show them my dress.

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Snake peek of the dress.

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What are we thinking guys?

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That's one crazy frickin dress.

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Okay, I'm doing an outfit reveal But I'm blurring my face right now

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because I want the whole thing to be a surprise

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So you can't see my face right now at all because I'm gonna blur it and then it's the outfit reveal.

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Okay, hold on.

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Okay, three two one Hey guys!

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What do we think?

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I don't even look like me.

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Like, normally at this angle, when I'm filming at this angle, I look like a hard-boiled egg that like, you peeled off the shell already, and it's just like a little lumpy a little bit.

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Like really pale and stuff.

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Now I look like an Easter egg!

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I love that!

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I mean this pattern.

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This pattern?

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I want to be buried in this pattern.

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I look good at least.

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See?

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This is like how moms on Facebook take selfies, like this.

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Just dropped off my kid at school, now I'm gonna go to Pilates and then I'm going to the PTA meeting.

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And then after that I'm making cookies, cause guess what?

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It's the baking fundraiser that they have every year and the kids are supposed to bake their own snacks, but I'm baking him the sweets for the fundraiser instead,

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cause he doesn't like doing things that are difficult.

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Okay, so now that I'm all done and ready, we don't have the show for a little bit, so we're having a little photo shoot.

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Oh my god!

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For fun, just for funsies.

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Oh my god, I don't even look like me.

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I don't look like me at all, I'm scared.

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But yeah, we're doing a photo shoot, so I'm just gonna start posing and hoping that I don't look stupid.

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That's kind of just what I do every day.

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Oh my god, I'm still filming.

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I'm turning that off.

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It's been-

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The fact that I got literally two minutes of sleep last night is really catching up to me

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And my heels are making my feet hurt, but that's okay because beauty is pain We're about to go to the show.

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Oh my god, big moment Who are you filming?

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I'm so excited and kind of nervous about to get out of the car.

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There's a lot of people around I don't know what any of them are doing now.

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Oh my god.

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Why are there so many people with cameras and stuff? That was so scary.

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I love it.

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I also have my phone like kind of like not classy.

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I'm like posing a match I'm feeling really young kind of like a badass bitch right now

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Pow, crazy Pow Thank you

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I'm so excited to watch this show.

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I love this.

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I could do this every weekend I wish

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that there was a fashion week every weekend and that I was invited to every single one Well, I'll see you when the show starts.

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I'm nervous kind of nervous kind of excited.

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Bye Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I WENT TO PARIS FASHION WEEK”. This video has 325 sentences and 3337 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:56. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
raincoat noun	/ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/	A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
bore verb	/boɹ/	To inspire boredom in somebody.
spray noun	/spɹeɪ/	A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
nail noun	/neɪl/	The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
outfit noun	/ˈaʊtfɪt/	A set of clothing (with accessories).
granola noun	/ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/	A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.
latte noun	/ˈlɑ.teɪ/	A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
suitcase noun	/ˈsutkeɪs/	A large (usually rectangular) piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling.
boil verb	/bɔɪ(ə)l/	To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
bake verb	/beɪk/	To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
mint noun	/mɪnt/	Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
toilet verb	/ˈtɔɪ.lət/	To assist another (a child, etc.) in using a toilet.
beanie noun	/ˈbiː.ni/	A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
girly adjective	/ˈɡɝli/	Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
kiwi noun	/ˈkiːwi/	A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
branch out verb	To expand in the manner of branches.
clean up verb	To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.
come up verb	To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
drop off verb	To fall asleep.
get out of verb	To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
go away verb	To depart or leave a place.
go up verb	To move upwards.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Can I order room service?
Can I have hard-boiled eggs?
What did I even order again?
Am I making the right decision?
Should I try one of these jams?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	I've never been · I've only been · haven't looked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	being sent · is closed · be buried
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	the hardest · the most boring · The best
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should get · Should I try · should make

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 187 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: nauseous /ˈnɔʃəs/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, shoe /ˈʃu/
Long words — get the stress right: delirious /dɪˈlɪə̯.ɹi.əs/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, vegetarian /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/, decoration /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/

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Key vocabulary in this video

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Sentences worth repeating

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Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

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